The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-01-30
FUN AT THE Palma CLUB.
Last Nights Stag Racket. Which all the
BOYS Attended.

Last N1ghVs stag kacket. WnfCn nAA tno
Boys Attended.
TnePalma Club boys were in their glory
from eight o'clock till the clock struck
twelve last night. They were holding q
stag racket. Every gas jet in the house
was lighted, and the handsome rooms
never presented more animated appear
ance. 1t must be remembered that all the
talent that made the occasion first class
entertainment was volunteered Several
kilograms of unique character, declining
invitations were read. Que read
EXECUTIVE Mansion
Entertainment C. nlnsittee Palma Cla5:
Shirt in the wash. Can't come. GROVER.
Me, too. DAN LAMONT.
another was from J. Herbert Potts, and
read
Waiting for balance of salary. Send pass at
once. Walking bad"
The programme commenced with a
march ''Uaenruff, which was splendidly
rendered by the Valencia orchestra.
Messrs. Concklin and Tier spared for
points, Concklin proving himself the
bes. man. Master Schaebel swung a
heavy pair of clubs with such remarkable
Oh1n tDdb b1S UO4S W d nlHIl ObCCiNA bALA
till they we're boarse. Mr.. Gum, of
Trinity Church New York; choir, rem
dered beautiful solo and was heartily
encored. The wrestling bout between p.
d. Skillman, of the Manhattan Athletic
Club, and W. E. Skiilman, of the Scottish
Americans, for the best two out of three
falls, was declared a draw. Auoiner
wrestling match between the light weight
champions of America and England Null
doom and Acton was decided in favor
of Muldoon. Mr.. Chesley favored the boys
with well rendered piano solo and Mr.
G Ahrens rendered two vocal solos in his
characteristic style. The event of the
evening was the sparring contest between
James +. Larkin, champion amateur light
weight of America, and T. J. Cannolly, of
the Scottish Americans. There We're four
rounds, of three minutes each, with soft
gloves and under Marquis of Queensbury
rules. The rounds were well contested,
Connolly standing his ground like a little
man. LarbE however, proved himself the
best man in the last round and
was declared thu winner. 1t may be
added, right here, that this was
Larkin's last appearance IS an anna
teur On February 26th, at the Crib
Club. Boston. he will enter the ring as q
pTOL6ESlOnhl GSdlASs tH0 DOhtOH Dp1uSI,
The racket wound up with stag dance.
The Scottish-American Club furnished all
the athletic portion az the racket. The
Committee on Entertain nent was James
Throckmorton, chairma. William E. Graf
tan, Nelson J. Fl. Edge Willard Carter and
S. Hathaway, Jr. Among those present
were: Maxwell Abernethy, DIR. Arrowsmith,
G. E. Ahrens, Thomas r. Creede. Vain.
wright Bacot. n. d, Behrens. George A
Bloomsbury, w. r. Barricklo, f. G. Bar,
low, x-Mayor Collins, Victor Blier, G. l.
and w. II. Carrick. E. s. Cowies, Otto
Grouse, Judge Dixon, A. B. Poland, Horace
| Schermerhorn, William E. Grattan, Mr.
Harvey of the ssWorld,' H. Dunbar, Benja
min and Nelson Edge, Dr. Morris, DIR. Dur
RE. ex-Judge Garretson, Charles Corbin
Judge Clarke, Hudson Clarke, Flaye
MCGEE, Colonel McAnerny, G. Metzler, G.
P. OReilly. Eugene OBrien, George A.
and r. c. Vroom and E. M. Watson